3 programs, side by side

Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

	Western Media & Communications Studies OUAC EI Remove	Brock Game Design OUAC BGD Remove	Brock Game Programming OUAC BGP Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	80–83%“Low 80s”	80–83%“Low 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	English, ENG4U	ENG4U Recommended subjects: 1 from 4U History, Philosophy, Classical Studies or International Language ASM4U, AVI4M, ADA4M or ICS3C	ENG4U MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%) Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published	300	—	—
What you study	Information Systems Information Technology Media and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology	Cinematics & Photography Computer Animation and Visual Effects Computer Games Design	Computer Games Computer Science Design Entrepreneurship
What it is	This program combines the study of media, communication, and information technology — learning how messages are created, shared, and understood across digital and traditional platforms alongside practical IT skills. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom terms and paid work placements in media, tech, or communications companies, giving you real industry experience alongside your degree. It suits students interested in how technology shapes storytelling and public conversation, who want hands-on workplace experience before graduating.	You study how to create video games from start to finish, learning programming, visual design, animation, sound, and storytelling. Unlike a pure computer science degree, this program balances technical skills with creative and business thinking, so you learn game engines, art, and how to actually launch a game. It suits people who want hands-on work making games rather than working only on backend code or studying game theory in isolation.	You learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Western University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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